When Jiang Wan needed him most, Lu Wenzhou disappeared. She endured the heartbreak of lost love alone, weathered the upheaval in her family, and her spirit died the year her father passed away. Just a
"After the repair surgery, you'll have to wait three days before consummating the marriage."
Leaving the hospital, Jiang Wan received a call from her mother.
"I've already taken care of the doctor. There's no way the news will leak. On your wedding night, you must play your part well—don't let Huaixu discover anything about your past," Ji Jiali said with an air of disdain.
Sensing Jiang Wan's impatience, she continued, "You should feel lucky you’re marrying into the Gu family. If your father were still alive, even he would be satisfied!"
A cold laugh slipped from Jiang Wan's lips. "How dare you even mention my father?"
Eight years ago, when the Jiang family fell into a financial crisis, Ji Jiali was the first to file for divorce and soon after remarried. Her barbed tone was a clear provocation.
"Why shouldn't I mention him? To keep up appearances for you, I’m even having your uncle attend the wedding. You’re so ungrateful," Ji Jiali shot back.
"As if it's not for your own sake—to save your reputation. With or without your presence, I’d still get married," Jiang Wan retorted, her words sharp as knives. "But I suppose I should thank him. He was willing to take in a gilded canary like you, so you’d never have to suffer for a single day in your life."
"You—" Ji Jiali was so angry she was left speechless.
Since Jiang Wan’s father died under the weight of massive debts two years ago, the mother and daughte